Lagos: The Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Frank Onyeka, has announced that the command generated N347.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. This announcement was made through the Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara, to newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Onyeka attributed the impressive revenue generation to the adoption of Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi’s policy of consolidation, collaboration, and innovation. These strategic approaches have significantly enhanced the command’s performance in the first quarter of the year.
In January 2025, the command generated N116.4 billion in revenue, marking a 24 percent increase over the N88.4 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. The upward trend continued in February 2025, with the command generating N103.2 billion, a 2.9 percent rise compared to N100.2 billion in February 2024.
The revenue collection peaked in March 2025 with N128.2 billion, which is 10.3 percent higher than the N115.1 billion generated in March 2024. Overall, the total revenue for the first quarter of 2025 reached N347.93 billion, reflecting a 12.6 percent increase from the N304 billion generated in the same period in 2024.
Onyeka emphasized the importance of stakeholders making more honest declarations to streamline the cargo clearance process and facilitate trade. He also pledged to continue engaging stakeholders to ensure further improvements in their operations.